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Lithuania declares state of emergency on Belarusian border

Lithuania declares state of emergency on Belarusian border

Lithuania’s cabinet of ministers has declared the introduction of a state of emergency in the regions bordering Belarus. The decision was made at the Tuesday meeting of the government. "The decision was made taking into …

Irani referee to judge final match of Futsal World Cup

Irani referee to judge final match of Futsal World Cup

Iranian referee Gelareh Nazemi was appointed for the 2021 Futsal World Cup final in Lithuania, the International Football Federation (FIFA) informs. The 2021 Futsal World Cup began on 12 September and will end on 3 October. …

Cheap and combat-tested: the growing market for Turkish drones

Cheap and combat-tested: the growing market for Turkish drones

After several successive and well-publicized victories over numerous battlefields last year, Turkey’s locally-built Bayraktar TB2 armed drones have gained several new export customers in 2021, with Ankara even exporting its drones to Europe for the first time

Lithuania begins building barrier on border with Belarus

Lithuania begins building barrier on border with Belarus

Lithuania began building a barrier along its border with Belarus on Friday after accusing Belarusian authorities of flying in migrants from abroad to send illegally into the European Union. The first stretch of barrier will run 500 …

Ryanair flight lands in Vilnius after forced landing in Minsk

Ryanair flight lands in Vilnius after forced landing in Minsk

A Ryanair flight flying from Athens to Vilnius has finally landed at the Vilnius airport after a forced landing in Minsk, Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Sunday. "The plane has landed at the Lithuanian capital’s airport," …

Lithuanian president demands Nexta channel founder to be released

Lithuanian president demands Nexta channel founder to be released

The Ryanair plane with Roman Protasevich, a former editor-in-chief of the Nexta Telegram channel, which has been recognized as extremist in Belarus, among its passengers was actually compelled to land in Minsk, Lithuanian President Gitanas …

Baltic States are the territories of geopolitical games

Baltic States are the territories of geopolitical games

The large scope of military exercises which NATO conducts today is not only a signal to its opponent, Russia, but also the attempts of the Alliance to keep interest of its member states and justify its existence. Such political and military …

Lithuania gifts 15,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Georgia

Lithuania gifts 15,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Georgia

Georgia will receive 15,000 Covid-19 vaccines from Lithuania, announces Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis. He posted on his Twitter account that the Lithuanian government had confirmed that 200,000 vaccines …

Baltic states' 'travel bubble'

Baltic states' 'travel bubble'

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opened their borders to each other amid mitigation of the COVID-19 restrictions

Baltic states to create 'travel bubble'

Baltic states to create 'travel bubble'

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will open their borders to each others' citizens from May 15, creating a Baltic "travel bubble" within the European Union amid an easing of pandemic restrictions, their prime ministers said. …

Lithuanian opposition criticizes Georgian dream

Lithuanian opposition criticizes Georgian dream

Today, Lithuanian opposition from the Union of the Fatherland - Christian Democrats party criticized the Georgian Dream’s actions against opposition activists protesting in Tbilisi, accusing it of Vilnius’s problems with European …